Blackstone Credit and Insurance Appoints Leiter Head of International, Carruthers Head of Private Credit in Europe

Blackstone appointed Dan Leiter head of international for Blackstone Credit and Insurance and Michael Carruthers European head of private credit. Leiter will lead the activity and expansion of the organization in EMEA and APAC regions.

April 25, 2024 Blackstone | Blackstone Credit and Insurance | Dan Leiter | Gilles Dellaert | Michael Carruthers Phil Neuffer

Independent Financial Advisors Increasingly Reallocating from Fixed Income to Private Credit

According to a survey of more than 50 independent financial advisors conducted by alternative investment platform Crystal Capital Partners, there is a growing demand for private credit strategies among independent financial advisors.

April 25, 2024 Crystal Capital Partners | Steven Brod Phil Neuffer

GoldenTree Asset Management Closes $1.35B Private Credit Fund

GoldenTree Asset Management, an asset management firm with more than $53 billion in assets under management, closed its private credit fund, which secured commitments of more than $1.35 billion, surpassing its target of $800 million to $1 billion.

March 11, 2024 GoldenTree Asset Management | Lee Kruter | Steve Tananbaum Phil Neuffer

Hamilton Lane Closes Latest Strategic Opportunities Fund with $700MM in Commitments

Private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane closed Hamilton Lane Strategic Opportunities Fund VIII, which represents approximately $700 million in commitments from a range of institutions.

March 4, 2024 Emily Nomeir | Hamilton Lane | Nayef Perry Phil Neuffer

Private Credit Asset Management Liquidity Group Hires Execs for Financial Institutions Group

Liquidity Group, an asset manager with $2.5 billion in assets under management that specializes in private credit, added three executives to lead its newly formed financial institutions group (FIG), naming Reggie Mills head of FIG, Robert Amato head of FIG in North America and Sonia Peterson head of FIG in Europe.

February 16, 2024 Liquidity Group | Reggie Mills | Robert Amato | Ron Daniel | Sonia Peterson Phil Neuffer

Bain Capital Credit’s Private Credit Group Invested $2B in 2023

Bain Capital Credit’s private credit group invested approximately $2 billion to support the growth of middle-market and private equity-backed companies in 2023.

February 15, 2024 Bain Capital Credit | Michael Ewald Phil Neuffer

PineBridge Investments’ Private Credit Team Closes $1.7B Direct Lending Fund

Asset manager PineBridge Investments closed PineBridge Private Credit III (Fund III) as part of the firm’s lower-middle-market direct lending strategy. Inclusive of fund-level leverage, the firm’s private credit team raised $1.7 billion of capital in Fund III.

February 12, 2024 Jim Fisher | PineBridge Investments Phil Neuffer

Figliulo, Gaughan, Hulse, Jacobs and Trujillo Join Maranon Capital’s Investment and Portfolio Teams

Maranon Capital added five members to the firm’s investment and portfolio teams. Christian Jacobs has joined the firm’s investment team as an analyst and Daniel Figliulo, Quinn Gaughan, Gregory Hulse and Jacqueline Trujillo joined the portfolio team as portfolio analysts.

October 22, 2021 Christian Jacobs | Daniel Figliulo | Gregory Hulse | Jacqueline Trujillo | Maranon Capital | Quinn Gaughan Ian Koplin

White Oak Global Advisors Closes Fifth Generation Private Credit Fund Totaling $2.3B

White Oak Global Advisors completed fundraising for White Oak Yield Spectrum Fund V and other associated vehicles with more than $1.3 billion of total committed capital. An additional commitment of up to $1 billion was received for investments in specialty finance with a focus on asset-based lending.

October 21, 2021 Andre Hakkak | Campbell Lutyens | Kirkland & Ellis | White Oak Global Advisors Ian Koplin

O’Connor Joins Northleaf as Managing Director of Business Development in Australia & New Zealand

Northleaf Capital Partners appointed Chris O’Connor managing director of business development for Australia and New Zealand. O’Connor will lead business development and investor relations activities and further develop relationships with institutional investors, consultants and advisors in the region.

August 5, 2021 Chris O’Connor | Jeff Pentland | Northleaf Capital Partners Ian Koplin